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Summertime

Song
American songbook standard from 1935 opera Porgy and Bess

Creators (4)

Composer

  1. George Gershwin composer

Lyricist

  1. Dorothy Heyward playwright
  2. Ira Gershwin
  3. DuBose Heyward

Publisher

  1. Ira Gershwin Music
  2. WC Music Corp.
  3. WB Music Corp.
  4. Chappell Music Ltd.
  5. Dubose and Dorothy Heyward Memorial Fund Publishing
  6. George Gershwin Music
  7. Warner Chappell Music Ltd.
  8. Warner/Chappell North America Limited
  9. Chappell & Co.
  10. Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.
  11. New Dawn Music
  12. Warner/Chappell Music Holland BV
  13. Chappell & Co., Inc.

Related Works (21)

Later Versions

  1. Summertime translated
  2. Summa is translated
  3. Porgy and Bess: Act I, Scene I. “Summertime” (Clara)
  4. C'est l'été translated
  5. Tschibuti parody, translated
  6. Sommartid translated

Referred To In Medleys

  1. Porgy and Bess Suite

Music Quoted In

  1. Fame

Arrangements

  1. Summertime
  2. Summertime
  3. Summertime
  4. Summertime
  5. Summertime
  6. Summertime (Arr. For Solo Clarinet)
  7. Summertime

Is The Basis For

  1. Summer Time
  2. And the Living Is Easy
  3. Summertime Variations
  4. 光のない部屋
  5. The Bones of You

Lyrics Quoted In

  1. Doin’ Time

Recordings (1,360)

  1. Lullaby ("Summertime and the Livin' Is Easy") ?:?? by Helen Jepson (1935)
  2. Summertime 2:55 by Billie Holiday (1936)
  3. Summertime 3:08 instrumental by Bob Crosby and His Orchestra (1938)
  4. Summertime 4:11 instrumental by Sidney Bechet Quintet (1939) 1939-06-08, mx. GM-533-14
  5. (Theme Song) Summertime ?:?? by Bob Crosby and His Orchestra (Nov 1944) mx. VP 893
  6. Summertime ?:?? cover by Eddy Duchin (1944)
  7. Summertime ?:?? by Artie Shaw and His Orchestra (Feb 1947) mx. JBB 260
  8. Summertime ?:?? by Artie Shaw and His Orchestra (1948)
  9. Summertime 2:51 instrumental, cover by Charlie Parker (30 Nov 1949)
  10. Summertime 2:48 instrumental by Charlie Parker (1950)
  11. Summertime 3:14 cover by Sarah Vaughan (1950) 1949-12-21, mx. CO-42532
  12. Summertime 3:55 instrumental by Frank Foster (1954)
  13. Summertime (alt. take) 3:55 instrumental by Frank Foster (1954)
  14. Summertime 2:58 by Billie Holiday (1954)
  15. Summertime 2:26 by Dinah Washington (1954) live, 1954-08-14
  16. Summertime 3:15 cover by Sarah Vaughan (1955)
  17. Summertime ?:?? cover by Frances Faye (1955)
  18. Summertime 4:02 instrumental by Sonny Criss (1956)
  19. Summertime ?:?? instrumental by Chet Baker Quartet (1956)
  20. Summertime ?:?? by Roger Williams (1956)
  21. Summertime 2:09 cover by Dakota Staton (1957)
  22. Summertime 2:49 instrumental by Charlie Parker (1957)
  23. Summertime 4:39 by Charles Mingus (1957) studio, NYC, July 9, 1957, trio
  24. Summertime 2:54 cover by Sarah Vaughan (1957)
  25. Summertime 4:33 by Jimmy Smith (1957)
  26. Summertime 4:39 instrumental by Charles Mingus (1957) studio, NYC, July 9, 1957, trio
  27. Summertime 4:33 instrumental by Jimmy Smith (1957)
  28. Summertime 2:54 cover by Lena Horne (1957)
  29. Medley: Summertime / Bess, You Is My Woman Now / Strawberry Woman 11:08 medley, instrumental, cover by Cal Tjader Quartet (1958)
  30. Summertime 3:20 instrumental, cover by Miles Davis (1958)
  31. Summertime 3:27 cover by Helen Merrill (1958)
  32. Summertime 3:20 cover by Miles Davis (1958)
  33. Summertime 2:13 by Kay Martin and Her Body Guards (1958)
  34. Summertime ?:?? by Duke Ellington And His Orchestra (1958)
  35. Summertime 2:25 cover by Sam Cooke (1958)
  36. Summertime ?:?? by Eddie Layton (1958)
  37. Summertime, Part 2 2:17 cover by Sam Cooke (Aug 1959)
  38. Summertime 2:20 cover by Sam Cooke (Aug 1959)
  39. Summertime (vocal) 2:43 live, cover by Nina Simone (1959) live, 1959-09-15: The Town Hall, New York City, NY, USA
  40. Summertime 2:47 by Mae Barnes (1959)
  41. Summertime 2:58 instrumental by Oscar Peterson (1959)
  42. Summertime 4:47 instrumental by Mundell Lowe and His All Stars (1959)
  43. Summertime 3:18 instrumental by Teddy Wilson and His Trio (1959)
  44. Summertime (instrumental) 2:54 live, instrumental, cover by Nina Simone (1959) live, 1959-09-15: The Town Hall, New York City, NY, USA
  45. Summertime ?:?? by Miles Davis (1959)
  46. Summertime 3:51 by Oscar Peterson (1959) Oscar Peterson
  47. Summertime 3:11 cover by Lena Horne (1959)
  48. Summertime ?:?? cover by Eddy Duchin (1959)
  49. Summertime 2:49 instrumental, cover by Santo & Johnny (1959)
  50. Summertime 3:19 instrumental, cover by Geoff Love & His Orchestra (1959)
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Links (4)

Lyrics Page

  1. https://genius.com/Barry-manilow-summertime-lyrics
  2. https://genius.com/George-gershwin-summertime-lyrics

Wikidata

  1. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q844046

Secondhandsongs

  1. https://secondhandsongs.com/work/4681